The practice of making things odd in eating and drinking, and its basis in the Shari'ah
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Question:
He says: We sometimes hear people say that when a person drinks, for example, two glasses of tea or coffee, he says, “I will make it odd, I will make it odd.” Is there a basis for this in the Shari'ah, meaning making the number of drinks or food items odd? Is there a basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, it has a basis in the Shari'ah, which is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Yes.
He says: We sometimes hear people say that when a person drinks, for example, two glasses of tea or coffee, he says, “I will make it odd, I will make it odd.” Is there a basis for this in the Shari'ah, meaning making the number of drinks or food items odd? Is there a basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, it has a basis in the Shari'ah, which is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He used to eat three dates, an odd number. When he wanted to go out for the festival prayer, the 'Id al-Fitr, he would eat three dates, an odd number. And when he used the miswak, he would use it an odd number of times, three times.
كان يأكل ثلاث تمرات وترا. كان إذا أراد أن يخرج لصلاة العيد، عيد الفطر، يأكل ثلاث تمرات وترا. وكان إذا استجمر فإنه يوتر بثلاثة أحجار.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 01-07-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (35:50)
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